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Historical Event on 8/23/1947

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1928Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai.
3/7/1996Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.
1/19/1982Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal.
6/4/1989Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.
8/10/1994President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.
4/5/1979First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay.
9/17/1998Rabri Devi, Chief Minister of Bihar, expands the Cabinet, inducting nine ministers, even as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Soren) group formally withdraws support to her ministry.
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
2/17/1994Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.